7 plates, from Giovanni Battista Belzoni's "Plates illustrative of the researches and operations of G. Belzoni in Egypt and Nubia", Murray, 1820, various sizes, printed on paper watermarked "Whatman", delicate colouring (some trimmed to border,...
Estimation :
100 / 200
Adjudication :
200 €
Description
some marg. waterstains & sm. def., some minor clear foxing, 1 waterstain invading pl.). Good set.
Very attractive plates by G.B. Belzoni (1778-1823), one of the 1st and greatest archaeologists of Egypt, lithographed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789-1850) and published by J. Murray. Present are "Temple of Dakke in Nubia", "Bedouins camp", "City of Bacchus on the Lake Moeris", "Overflowing of the Nile", "The Temple at Erments", "Temple on the road to Berenice on the Red Sea" and "Exterior view of the two temples at Ybsambul".
Very attractive plates by G.B. Belzoni (1778-1823), one of the 1st and greatest archaeologists of Egypt, lithographed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789-1850) and published by J. Murray. Present are "Temple of Dakke in Nubia", "Bedouins camp", "City of Bacchus on the Lake Moeris", "Overflowing of the Nile", "The Temple at Erments", "Temple on the road to Berenice on the Red Sea" and "Exterior view of the two temples at Ybsambul".
